For the 16th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra take you on a quick trip to Mexico City for the 1st installment in a 2-part series about Mexican romance, sexuality, gender & life in general in the largest city in North America. On the 1st day of Día de Los Muertos, we delve into our experiences on a food tour through La Merced Market & a bike tour to the Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul, the Blue House). While in CDMX, we interviewed three local gentlemen who generously lent us their voices & taught us about their culture. Follow these fellas on Instagram & GO ON THEIR TOURS: Gevany Castillo was our fearless leader on the bike tour, giving us historical context & sweet, sweet patter in equal parts. Ubish Yaren (instagram.com/ubishyaren) gives AMAZING food tours through his company Mexico Undergound & hosts the Culinaria Nacional podcast. Alejandro Ruano (instagram.com/alteregoderuano) is a photographer, aspiring filmmaker & gift from the universe conjured in our Frida Kahlo wet dream.  Gevany & Alejandro both give super fun bike tours for Pedalea Mexico (www.instagram.com/pedaleamexico). Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by: BlueChew offers men a performance enhancement confidence boost for the bedroom. If you like sex, you’ll love BlueChew. Get your first order — just pay $5 shipping — when you use promo code PRIVATE at bluechew.com. If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 15th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra take you inside Raising Hell, a super sexy & informative event thrown by Soldiers of Pole, the California exotic dancers union that we featured in our very 1st episode!We get into the passage of California labor bill AB5, why strippers need the same protections & workers’ rights as other physically demanding jobs, the fact that sex work is work, how to undo the industry’s long-time stigma, the dope community these dancers have created for themselves & the isolation a lot of strippers experience when they 1st start out — plus, Jacq the Stripper tells a hilarious story about auditioning for strip club owners & so much more!All hail the following queens for lending us their voices & stories: Jacq the Stripper jacqthestripper.com Antonia Crane antoniacrane.com AM Davies instagram.com/thequeenofsexy Selena the Stripper instagram.com/prettyboygirl (& check out her podcast Heaux in the Kneaux)  Megan Therese Rippey (aka Reagan) instagram.com/meganrippey Coco Ono instagram.com/coco.ono Onyx Black instagram.com/onyxblackdance Valerie Stunning valeriestunning.com Here are some links to help educate yourself further: Of course, make sure you follow Soldiers of Pole on Instagram @soldiers_of_pole_ and check out their website soldiersofpole.com. This is the radio story Courtney did on AB5 for KCRW, featuring Antonia Crane of Soldiers of Pole. And a more recent update on the status of AB5, as of September 2019. Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by: BlueChew offers men a performance enhancement confidence boost for the bedroom. If you like sex, you’ll love BlueChew. Get your first order — just pay $5 shipping — when you use promo code PRIVATE at bluechew.com. Manscaped, #1 in men’s below the belt grooming. Manscaped offers precision-engineered tools for you or your man’s family jewels. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code PRIVATE at Manscaped.com.  Dipsea is an audio erotica app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions designed to turn you on. Dipsea is offering a 30 day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/private. If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We want to turn you on to a hot new podcast: Artemis is a lesbian retelling of the classic Greek myth of Artemis, Goddess of the hunt, from the original story written by Svetlana Ivanova. If you're mythology nerds like us, you're going to want to check out the rest of the Artemis series. The first five parts are available anywhere you listen to podcasts. But you can listen to all 16 parts now on Himalaya+. Here’s how: Download the Himalaya app: https://www.himalaya.com/artemis Search Artemis, and click "Become a Member" Enter promo code ARTEMIS to get the entire story for FREE!  If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Also, check out the video teaser from our trip to Helsinki at youtube.com/privatepartsunknown or click here. Don't forget to like, comment & subscribe. :)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 14th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your host Courtney Kocak is flying solo to honor International Sex Abortion Day with a special episode featuring seven advocates & women who’ve had personal experiences with abortion & gone on to speak publicly about it.We cover the current legal lay of the land for reproductive rights in the U.S., how close Roe v. Wade is to being overturned, what a post-Roe America would actually look like, the fact that we’re already there in some states, the prevalent shame & stigma, how we change societal views & so much more. Thanks to the following women for lending us their voices & stories: Lizz Winstead, Abortion Access Front founder & chief creative officer & The Daily Show co-creator aafront.org Amelia Bonow, co-founder of the #ShoutYourAbortion movement & co-editor of Shout Your Abortion shoutyourabortion.com Robin Marty, author of Handbook for a Post-Roe America  Danielle Perez, comedian thedanielleperez.com Kelly Fitzgerald-Junco, writer sobersenorita.com Molly Gaebe, comedian mollygaebe.net Jenny Zigrino, comedian & actress jennyzigrino.com Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by:Dipsea is an audio erotica app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions designed to turn you on. Dipsea is offering a 30 day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/private.If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 13th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome another pair of sex-positive podcasters, Amy Baldwin & April Lampert, co-hosts of the Shameless Sex podcast.We talk shop about how they met, their industry experience as sex educators & sex toy salespeople, the most common listener question they get, their earliest respective memories of being turned on, their self-identified kinks & sexual preferences, the community service of being the cool stepmom with a sex podcast & how they’re working to banish STD, herpes & other sexual stigmas by sharing their personal stories — plus what they wish they could go back in time & tell their teenage selves about sex.Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by:Manscaped, #1 in men’s below the belt grooming. Manscaped offers precision-engineered tools for you or your man’s family jewels. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code PRIVATE at Manscaped.com. For more Amy Baldwin & April Lampert: Listen to the Shameless Sex podcast shamelesssex.com Follow the show on Instagram @shamelesssexpodcast Follow the show on Twitter @shameless_sex If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 12th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome another duo of female filmmakers — Dionne van den Berg & Pooja Tripathi — who created, wrote & star in the upcoming web series Amsterdam Ave about following your dreams, especially if they take you abroad (aka international apartment swapping between New York & the Netherlands!!!), loosely based on their friendship & real-life experiences.We get into how their meet-cute at a club in Saint-Tropez turned into a long-distance friendship before evolving again into a creative partnership, their cosmic pizza connection, bullshit cultural stereotypes (plus some that kinda hold up) & dating as 20-something women in NYC & around the world — plus the beauty of not having time for anything but your career & your ride or die BFF.For more Dionne van den Berg & Pooja Tripathi: Watch the Amsterdam Ave teaser on YouTube Check out their website for more info on screenings amsterdamave-theseries.com Follow the show on Instagram @amsterdamave.theseries Follow Dionne on Instagram @dionnevandenberg Follow Pooja on Instagram @winne_thepooj Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network.Buy tickets to Soldiers of Pole's RAISING HELL event on September 30th at The Federal Bar in LA.Sign up for the EarBuds Podcast Collective, a weekly podcast recommendation newsletter with five episodes based on a different theme and guest curated by a different person each week.If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aleta Cai, a dominatrix and healer with a unique journey from a strict Chinese upbringing, dives deep into the fascinating connection between BDSM and healing. She discusses the empowering feeling of radical confidence that came with her profession and the complexities of subspace. Aleta shares insights on why she rarely sees women among her clients and the allure of submissiveness in her culture. She also critiques '50 Shades of Grey' for its inaccuracies, while reflecting on her emotional connections, even falling in love with one of her slaves.

For the 10th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra are back with another dispatch from their recent trip to New York. For this NYC edition, we're joined by hilarious comedian Wendi Starling, who gives us a glimpse into the world of sugaring & what it's like to be a sugar baby... it's probably a lot hotter & more feminist than you'd expect.This episode is brought to you by: Clone-A-Willy & Clone-A-Pussy allow anyone to make an exact replica of a penis or vulva into a functioning sex toy at home. Use promo code PRIVATE for 20% off at cloneawilly.com. Coconu organic lubricant. Have better sex. Naturally. Save 15% at coconu.com with promo code PRIVATE. For more Wendi Starling: Listen to the Pussy Fart Gang podcast Follow her on Twitter @wendistarling Follow her on Instagram @wendibird82 If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 9th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra return with a dispatch from their recent trip to New York. For this NYC edition, we're joined by crazy/sexy/cool/freaky/funny comedian Billy Procida, host of The Manwhore Podcast.We met Billy at a standup show in Brooklyn and wound up interviewing him the next day in Dumbo about his foray into sex parties, his home club Hacienda, having a gender-fluid ex, organizing gangbangs (3 in 6 months!!!), his long-standing identification with non-monogamy, commons misconceptions about polyamory & why he won't call himself a feminist.This episode is brought to you by: The Shame On You podcast. Listen here for their unapologetic journey to zero f*cks. Coconu organic lubricant. Have better sex. Naturally. Save 15% at coconu.com with promo code PRIVATE. Clone-A-Willy & Clone-A-Pussy allow anyone to make an exact replica of a penis or vulva into a functioning sex toy at home. Use promo code PRIVATE for 20% off at cloneawilly.com. For more Billy Procida: Listen to The Manwhore Podcast Follow him on Twitter @TheBillyProcida If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 8th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra are back with the 3rd & final installment in our 3-part series featuring men talking about their personal experiences with abortion. For this edition, we're joined by two more guys — first, standup comedian & podcaster Jeff May (@heytherejeffro) who shares his story about supporting his ex-girlfriend through her decision to get an abortion, despite not liking the choice she made at the time. Then we talk to an anonymous father of two whose heartbreaking story touches on the genetic abnormality component to the issue.For this 3-part series, we flipped the script & asked dudes to shout their abortions. Many thanks to the five men who shared their nuanced stories with a humility & vulnerability so often missing from this hot button issue.People in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, and Louisiana need our help. Please consider a donation to https://yellowhammerfund.org/, https://www.plannedparenthood.org/, https://abortionaccessfund.org/, or any other reputable organization engaged in this fight for reproductive justice.If you know someone who you think would benefit from hearing this, please share! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices